This week in 1995, Brandy went shopping for a prom dress. MTV News tagged along to experience what would become a battle of wills between the singer and her father, who had a very different idea than his daughter about what makes for good formal wear.

First, Brandy tried on a long green cotton dress.

Brandy: This is so dope to wear to the prom with some, like, tennis shoes. Kidding, kidding, kidding.

Then she put on a long black dress.

Brandy: I would wear this to prom.

But her dad wasn't having it ...

Brandy's dad: No. Where did you get this thing? It's like wearing Scotch tape. This looks like something Madonna would wear. This is a definite no no.

She tried on another.

Brandy: This is so ugly. Oh my god, this is not me. I can't believe I'm on MTV looking like this.

Brandy's dad: Brandy, you just don't see what I see. That is beautiful.

Brandy: Daddy, I will never see what you see if you're seeing what I'm thinking you're seeing ...

On their first tour of South America, the Beastie Boys played in a crowded stadium in Argentina. We caught up with them as they underwent rigorous preparations for the gig, beginning with a good game of basketball.

After the workout, the guys needed a nice refreshing beverage.

Ad-Rock: We make some juice.

MCA: The thing you gotta know about making juice is it's pretty simple. You take stuff ... and put it inside the juicer.

Being on tour gave the Beastie Boys a chance to experience the culture of the countries they visited. But when a local reporter asked them about a certain superstar soccer player, the Beasties were a little on the clueless side ...

Reporter: What do you know about Maradona?

Ad-Rock: Madonna? She's got some great dance steps.

Reporter: No, Maradona.

Ad-Rock: Oh. He's got some great dance steps ...

The Cranberries were plowing ahead on a headlining tour of the U.S. in support of their triple-platinum second album, No Need to Argue, back in 1995.

Frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan wasn't just well-known for her unique vocals, she had also managed to develop a bit of a reputation.

Dolores O'Riordan: It's weird, because sometimes people try to portray me as if I'm like the Hitler of the band or something. And like they're all afraid of me, the three guys are. But it's not true. I'm just like one of the guys.

Having just shot the video for their single "Ridiculous Thoughts," the Cranberries planned to take a few months off after the tour to enjoy their hard-won success.

Dolores O'Riordan: I just think there's a lot of bands that are really big and some people can't even sing. And I know I can sing good. So what if you're on the cover of a magazine? It doesn't mean that all of a sudden I believe in myself. I always believed in myself. And I think we all always believed in what we did as a band.

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From the Dave Matthews Band to the Strokes, rock and pop artists are re-examining their music in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks.

Matthews changed his mind about releasing "When the World Ends" as his band's next radio single, feeling it would be insensitive given people's fears after the deadly hijackings, according to the band's publicist. Instead, the group, which does not put out commercial singles, will ask programmers to play the title track from its latest album, Everyday.

New York band the Strokes, who were set to play last week's CMJ Marathon in Manhattan before it was postponed, are pulling the song "New York City Cops" from their debut album, Is This It, according to their publicist. The song is a third-person narrative in which a character says, "New York City cops, they ain't too smart."

"The band stands by 'New York City Cops,' but feels after witnessing the valiant response of the [NYPD] during last week's tragedy, that timing was wrong to release it during these highly sensitive times," according to a statement from the band's publicist. A newly recorded song, "When It Started," will replace "New York City Cops" on the album, the release of which has been pushed back from September 25 to October 9 to accommodate the change.

The song is still available on international editions of Is This It, which came out earlier this month, and the band will continue on its U.S. tour, the publicist said.

Watching firefighters in New York moved Sheryl Crow so much that she's reportedly rethinking some of the lyrics she wrote for her upcoming album, which she finished early this summer, according to the Los Angeles Times. One of the songs found her decrying a dearth of heroes in the world — a complaint she said she no longer feels justified making.

"I feel differently about all that now after what we've seen," Crow told the newspaper, adding that she may rewrite the song or drop it from the album. "My home in New York City is right next to a fire station, and I had a lot of good friends and familiar faces in that department who are missing now."

Other artists are looking at work they've already released and considering how it might be perceived after the horrific events of September 11. Images and words that might have been metaphorical or symbolic are now being considered carefully for the feelings and memories they might evoke. Bush, for instance, changed the title of their new single, "Speed Kills," to "The People That We Love" (see "Bush Battle Back With Golden New Album").

Radio programmers are steering clear of songs that mention jets, and images of the World Trade Center's twin towers are being excised from movies such as "Spider-Man." Irish rockers the Cranberries have pulled a video featuring shots of skyscrapers and airplanes, as well as a character walking past the chalk outline of a dead body. The clip for "Analyse," the first single from the band's October 23 release, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, had been delivered to video outlets and was available on the band's Web site.

Other effects on the music industry are more logistical in nature. Mammoth Records' lower Manhattan headquarters is nine blocks from the World Trade Center, and the label's staff was unable to get into the office for the week following the attacks. As a result, the label has postponed the release of hard rockers Fu Manchu's next album, California Crossing, until January.

"Fu Manchu made a great new record, and it will still be great in January," band manager Dan DeVita said in a statement. "Right now, though, what's important is for the staff of our label and their city, New York, to have time to sort through all that has happened."

For more information on and audience reaction to the attacks, including tips on how you can help, see "9.11.01: Moving Forward."

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After wrapping separate spring tours, the Cranberries and Collective Soul will head out on the road together for six weeks of amphitheater dates starting on August 5 in Tampa, Florida.

• 8/5 - Tampa, FL @ Sundome
• 8/7 - Miami Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Arena
• 8/9 - Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park
• 8/10 - Charlotte, NC @ Blockbuster Pavilion
• 8/13 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Arts Center
• 8/14 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach
• 8/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ E-Center
• 8/19 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
• 8/21 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
• 8/22 - Hartford, CT @ The Meadows
• 8/24 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake PAC
• 8/27 - Toronto, ONT @ Molson Amphitheater
• 8/28 - Montreal, QUE @ Molson Center
• 8/30 - Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob
• 8/31 - Columbus, OH @ Polaris Amphitheater
• 9/2 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Theater
• 9/4 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deer Creek Amphitheater
• 9/5 - Chicago, IL @ The World Music Theater
• 9/7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
• 9/9 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
• 9/10 - St. Louis, MO @ Riverport Amphitheater
• 9/12 - Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green
• 9/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Universal Amphitheater
• 9/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater

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The Cranberries will be kicking off its first U.S. tour in about three years on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The month-long theater outing is in support of the Irish act's latest effort, "Bury the Hatchet," which hit store shelves on Tuesday.

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The Cranberries will launch their first U.S. tour in three years next month, and the only place to buy tickets is on the Internet.

• 4/28 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
• 4/30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater
• 5/3 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum
• 5/5 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
• 5/8 - Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Club
• 5/12 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera
• 5/15 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
• 5/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
• 5/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern

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While the Cranberries are looking forward to performing at a special concert for this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners in Oslo, Norway in December, the Irish band is also prepping to release its first new album since 1996's "To the Faithful Departed" early next year.

The first single from the new Cranberries' album is titled "Promises," and as frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan and drummer Fergal Lawler told the MTV Radio Network, fans can expect a quirkier, more upbeat sound than the group's previous efforts.

"There's a lot of bizarre material on it," O'Riordan said, Lawler added, "which is very unusual for us. It's a quite happy album." [28.8 RealAudio]

As we previously reported (see "Cranberries Head To France For Next Album"), the Cranberries headed to France to work with producer Benedict Fenner on the band's new album, which is due in stores in February 1999.

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Alanis Morissette, the Cranberries and Norwegian natives A-ha are among the artists set to perform at a special concert for the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize winner on December 11 in Oslo, Norway.

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Fans of the Cranberries fret not... after a lengthy hiatus, the band is currently recording a new album in the balmy south of France.

For the effort, the follow-up to their 1996's "To The Faithful Departed," the group has teamed with producer Benedict Fenner who has worked with Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson, and Elvis Costello. No release date has been set yet.

When we last checked in with the band, back in November of last year (see "Cranberries Singer Becomes A Mother"), singer Delores O'Riordan had just given birth, and the band said that it had already begun work on its next album.

We'll keep you posted.

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November 25 [10:00 EDT] -- Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has joined Erykah Badu and Cyndi Lauper among the ranks of the music world's new mothers.

O'Riordan gave birth to her first child, 7 lb., 6 oz. Taylor Baxter Burton, on Sunday in Toronto. The singer's husband, Don Burton, was on hand for the delivery.

Both Dolores and baby Taylor are said to be doing well.

O'Riordan will try to balance her newfound motherhood with her musical career when the Cranberries re-enter the studio early next year to continue work on their next album.

The group has already logged a couple months work on their fourth album, and hopes to have it completed and in stores by the end of next year.

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April 25 [12:30 EST] -- A Cranberries spokesperson has confirmed that lead singer Delores O'Riordan and her husband, Don Burton (the band's personal manager) are expecting their first baby.

The spokesperson offered no details about O'Riordan's due date, but says she is in good health.

The Cranberries, you may recall, canceled their Australian tour last June when O'Riordan suffered a knee injury, and bagged the last nine dates of its U.S. tour last fall when she fell ill with the flu and exhaustion.

Meanwhile, Cranberries fans might want to check out the moving song, "God Be With You" that O'Riordan sings (without the accompaniment of her bandmates) on the "Devil's Own" soundtrack.

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